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Version 2

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Primary Buffer Panel v2 (the good)

The second version of the Primary Buffer Panel was built directly on the basics developed for version 1. This time it features a wooden frame though and is no longer just cardboard. The idea is to eventually incorporate the panel in a full featured simulated cockpit [in the far future].

v2 button box after building and wiring most of it up
v2 button box after building and wiring most of it up

It’s design is based on a VF-1 Valkyrie cockpit of the Macross franchise - or Robotech as it is known in some parts of the world (but we don’t talk about this here). More under inspiration.